Red Dead Redemption Gets Co-Op Trophies

Rockstar's fantastically-successful open world western will be receiving several new cooperative trophies as part of a free expansion. The Outlaws to the End pack will be free to download as of next month, and contains a whole mess of new missions and trophies to team up and take advantage of; including cooperatively rafting down a river and killing shoreside enemies to raiding a gold mine for fun and profit. The 10 new trophies include awards for cumulatively completing co-op missions and achieving high scores and kill chains.

Rockstar hasn't revealed whether or not the Xbox 360 will receive the same treatment yet. Here's hoping. [VG247]

Sony Surveys Demand for More HD Updates

The God of War collection delivered two excellent with a shiny and sexy new HD polish- and due to its commercial success, Sony are currently canvassing gamers to see whether we'd like more classic titles to be given the 720-1080P treatment. In a blanket survey, Sony mentions such gaming greats as Metal Gear Solid,Resident Evil, Silent Hill and . Would we like to see an HD version of the original MGS with a smooth framerate and remastered gameplay features? Yes please.

With rumours of an incoming Team Ico HD bundle circulating the web, it seems like there's a real demand for HD updates of old-school hits. [Kotaku]

What PS2 titles would you like to see given a new HD lease of life? Let us know in the comments! (oh, and let Sony know in the survey if they sent it to you...)

Dare To Be Digital Finalists Announced

Dare to Be Digital, the student game design competition that rewards up-and-coming indie developers, has revealed its 2010 finalists. 15 different universities from 6 different countries have made the final cut- why not check out their team blogs and have a gander at their titles. Everything from adventure games, puzzlers and some s0rt of awesome Wii kicking simulator has been featured... so there's genuinely something for everyone.